päiväkohtainen

Päiväkohtainen is a Finnish adjective meaning per day or daily when used to describe quantities, rates, or measurements that are calculated for each day. It is formed from the noun päivä (day) and the adjective kohtainen (pertaining to) and is typically written as a single compound word.

The term is commonly employed in finance, healthcare, and statistics to express a rate or amount on a daily basis. For example, a day’s cost can be referred to as päiväkohtainen kustannus, a daily dosage as päiväkohtainen annos, or daily invoicing as päiväkohtainen laskutus. In statistical or weather data, one might encounter päiväkohtaiset tiedot or päiväkohtaiset sademäärät, indicating values measured per day. In employment or compensation contexts, päiväkohtainen korvaus or päiväkohtainen palkka denotes pay or allowances calculated per day.

Päiväkohtainen is often contrasted with päiväittäinen or päivittäin, which emphasize frequency or occurrence rather than a per-day rate. Specifically, päiväkohtainen focuses on the unit of measure (per day), while daily-related expressions in Finnish may describe routine or ongoing events rather than a fixed daily rate.

In translation, päiväkohtainen is typically rendered as “per day” or “daily” in English, depending on the context. It serves as a precise descriptor when a value is standardized by the number of days, rather than being a total or a rate across other time units.

See also: päivittäinen, per diem, mittausperusteiset kustannukset, kestävyyslaskenta.